. Catalogue for choice plants. Nursery stock Connecticut Glastonbury; Fruit growers Connecticut Glastonbury. Raspberries, red, black, and yellow, following strawberries as they do, should next receive attention from one who is after the money in small fruits. These require much the same soil as strawberries, except that they may be grown with profit on land that is far richer in nitrogeneous matter. The red varieties may be planted either in spring or fall, but the cap varieties, or any propa- gated by layering of the tips, should always be planted in spring. Ground should be as thoroughly pre
. Catalogue for choice plants. Nursery stock Connecticut Glastonbury; Fruit growers Connecticut Glastonbury. Raspberries, red, black, and yellow, following strawberries as they do, should next receive attention from one who is after the money in small fruits. These require much the same soil as strawberries, except that they may be grown with profit on land that is far richer in nitrogeneous matter. The red varieties may be planted either in spring or fall, but the cap varieties, or any propa- gated by layering of the tips, should always be planted in spring. Ground should be as thoroughly prepared as for strawberries. For years we have planted in rows, seven or eight feet apart, accord- ing to the vigor of the variety, placing the plants \wo and one-half to three feet in the row, but we are now satisfied that larger, firmer, and better berries can be grown by planting in check rows, five or six feet apan; this gives the plants more sun- light and air, and admits of more use of the horse and cultivator, thus securing better culture at less cost, while the yield of fruit is fully as large as from hedge rows. Cultivation should begin early in the season, and be frequent and thorough through the summer months, so as to stimulate a rapid growth early in the season, giving ample time for maturity of wood during the fall. The new growth should be pinched back when fifteen to eighteen inches high. This will cause a strong growth of lateral branches, as shown in the two implants on the left of the cut. These laterals J'ivjshould then be allowed to grow at will, leaving, further trimming till the following spring ^^*when they should be closely shortened in, as PRL NINC. shown in the plant on the right of the cut. Some make the mistake of shonening in their laterals in the fall, but it is a mistake, as it weakens the hardiness of tlie plant, and often results in more or less winter-killing. Some of our best market varieties, such as Cuthbert and Marlboro among the red; Caroli
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